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“A wonderful well loved man who will be greatly missed. A funny ,kind , creative gentle man who was like a knight in shinning armor to Barb and his...Read More »
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1 of 9 | Posted by: Pam August - Warner, NH - Friend

“Barbara you are one of my wifes favorite people and I am sorry for your loss. We love you
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2 of 9 | Posted by: Bob Stockwell - Beach park, IL

“We are so sorry to hear about your loss. Our thoughts are with you and your family.
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3 of 9 | Posted by: Sabine Brooks - Manchester, NH

“Gerry, Thank you for being the man you were to us. When we think of Massachusetts my family (Jose & Javier and myself) will always think of and...Read More »
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4 of 9 | Posted by: Elena MacDONALD de Ubinas - OH

“May the comfort of our God help you through this time. I will be praying for you and your family to have strength at this time.I am glad that you...Read More »
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5 of 9 | Posted by: Kelly Stockwell - Beach Park, IL

“Hello Uncle, It's me Alyson.I'm really sad to see you go and I wish I could have spent more time with you and Auntie when I was able to visit. You...Read More »
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7 of 9 | Posted by: Alyson MacDonald - Myrtle Beach, SC

“I found a book titled "How To Be The Sweetest, Most Caring And Generous Person On Earth" and it listed all who were "the most". I was surprised when...Read More »
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8 of 9 | Posted by: T. H. - Friend

“Mac was one of the finest men I know. He was a tremendous Mentor to me as I tried to grasp all the different aspects of successfully managing a...Read More »
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9 of 9 | Posted by: Anne Gatto Brennan North Andover

Gerald"Mac" L. MacDonald of Reading, passed away on May 4th at age 82. Mac is a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, son, brother, uncle and friend and will be missed by all who knew him.

Mac is the beloved husband of Barbara (Tasney) MacDonald. He is the devoted father of Sharon Mullen Barry, Charles Mullen, Martha Mullen Mazzarino and Robert MacDonald and his wife Paula. Mac is the cherished grandfather of the late Michael Barry and survived by Kevin Barry and his wife Stacia, Susan Barry Schafer and her husband Danny, Tasney Mazzarino Laforme and her husband William, Jodi Mazzarino Howes and her husband Nate, Tina Mazzarino Fox and her husband Dan, Robyn Mazzarino Barry and her husband John, Robert Mazzarino, Sara MacDonald Tolliday and her husband Sam, Allison MacDonald and Evan MacDonald. He is the great-grandfather of eleven. Mac is the loving son of the late Andrew C. and Iva (Gorman) MacDonald. He is the dear brother of the late Clyde MacDonald, Laurence MacDonald and Alan MacDonald. Mac is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.

A Funeral Service Celebrating Gerald's Eternal Life Funeral will be held in the Doherty – Barile Family Funeral Home, 11 Linden St. READING Tuesday, May 10th at 10:30am. Family and friends are cordially invited to gather and share memories with the Family on Monday, May 9th from 4-8pm in the Funeral Home. Parking attendants and ramped entrance are available.

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A wonderful well loved man who will be greatly missed. A funny ,kind , creative gentle man who was like a knight in shinning armor to Barb and his wonderful family. We will miss your loving generosity and your kindness. Much love to Barb, Sharon ,Charles ,Martha ,Bobby and all the kids ....he loved you all so much. Love to you all, Pammie

Posted by: Pam August - Warner, NH - Friend May 11, 2016

Barbara you are one of my wifes favorite people and I am sorry for your loss. We love you

Posted by: Bob Stockwell - Beach park, IL - Friend May 11, 2016

We are so sorry to hear about your loss. Our thoughts are with you and your family.

Posted by: Sabine Brooks - Manchester, NH - Friend May 10, 2016

Gerry,

Thank you for being the man you were to us. When we think of Massachusetts my family (Jose & Javier and myself) will always think of and remember you and Barbara and the family. We have always thought of you often and will ALWAYS continue to do so. When Dad (brother Clyde) was sick, you were my "rock". Thank you for that. I couldn't have gone through that time without you (and Barb too). You gave me strength and

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Gerry,

Thank you for being the man you were to us. When we think of Massachusetts my family (Jose & Javier and myself) will always think of and remember you and Barbara and the family. We have always thought of you often and will ALWAYS continue to do so. When Dad (brother Clyde) was sick, you were my "rock". Thank you for that. I couldn't have gone through that time without you (and Barb too). You gave me strength and courage at a time when it was hard to find and my world was falling apart. You gave us fun, fond, and loving memories to last us a lifetime around a dinner table where 5 or 6 should have only been able to fit. Yet there were 10 or more with room to spare. Our memories of the house with you and Barb and all the cousins have given us a true meaning of "family". The day I got married was complete with you and Barb there. It was a true family event. I remember the first time I took Javier to see you I am so glad you were so excited to see us. I felt like the home comings from my youth. You gave those memories to Javier too. Thank you. You gave one of God's greatests' gifts: family. Thank you. We love you, always will and will miss you. But the lessons you (with Barb) taught us will be remembered and practiced ad carried forward. Thank you for asking me (along Dad-Clyde) to look at our family history about Evertt. Your encouragement helped me to add to our history and hopefully I was able to give you and Dad some peace and resolution to "hole in your hearts". You were a true teacher of compassion, strength, courage, patience, perseverance, and a sometimes subtle (sometimes not so subtle) sense of humor. You led by example. Thank you for that. Your're home now rest of the family. We know you have peace now. Please continue to watch over us all here. Your memory will have to do from now on for us. So for now; like your brother Clyde; "Till we meet again".

May the comfort of our God help you through this time. I will be praying for you and your family to have strength at this time.I am glad that you have a wonderful great big family. It is important for you to have that now. I will always remember you both. In my heart there is a very special place I put the memories of the both of you.

I'm really sad to see you go and I wish I could have spent more time with you and Auntie when I was able to visit. You will be missed terribly, but I find comfort in knowing you are with my dad and the rest of your family that you haven't seen in a while. You are always in my prayers and I wish you peace and happiness. I don't know when I'll be able to

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Hello Uncle, It's me Alyson.

I'm really sad to see you go and I wish I could have spent more time with you and Auntie when I was able to visit. You will be missed terribly, but I find comfort in knowing you are with my dad and the rest of your family that you haven't seen in a while. You are always in my prayers and I wish you peace and happiness. I don't know when I'll be able to visit Boston again, but when I do, I will make sure to stop by and visit Auntie, you, dad and everyone else. As a kid, I always looked forward to you and Auntie visiting us in South Carolina. I have a lot of fond memories of us going to family dinners and spending time together. Dad was always happier to have you around as well, and loved talking about "the good old days" when you guys were younger. Thanks for being such a good brother to him and thanks for being such a good Uncle. Most importantly thanks for being such a good man and for everything you did for us. You are a blessing.

Posted by: Alyson MacDonald - Myrtle Beach, SC - Family May 07, 2016

I found a book titled "How To Be The Sweetest, Most Caring And Generous Person On Earth" and it listed all who were "the most". I was surprised when I could not find Gerry's name on the list. As I closed the book I noticed the cover: "Written By Gerry MacDonald"...I was not surprised.

Posted by: T. H. - Friend May 07, 2016

Mac was one of the finest men I know. He was a tremendous Mentor to me as I tried to grasp all the different aspects of successfully managing a skilled nursing center. He was a great teacher and leader. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to work for him in East Boston. I learned so much from watching him. What I learned from Mac was invaluable. He was a true listener and always treated other with great respect.

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Mac was one of the finest men I know. He was a tremendous Mentor to me as I tried to grasp all the different aspects of successfully managing a skilled nursing center. He was a great teacher and leader. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to work for him in East Boston. I learned so much from watching him. What I learned from Mac was invaluable. He was a true listener and always treated other with great respect. I will always hold Mac in the highest esteem and be appreciative for the life long lessons he taught me.